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Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez yesterday, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city. Farther east on the border, 85 inmates scaled the walls of a prison and escaped Friday in Mexico's biggest jail break in recent memory.

Despite the violence, President Felipe Calderon hotly disputed a statement this week by Hillary Clinton saying Mexico resembled Colombia two decades ago. "I think the main thing we have in common with Colombia is that both of our countries suffer from US drug consumption," Calderon told the Spanish-language network Univision. "We are both victims of the enormous American consumption of drugs, and now the sales of weapons."

If Mexico (and other countries) would just ignore the U.S.'s stupid drug war and govern themselves according to what works, they would not have this violence. Drug demand will NEVER go away, no matter how many stupid laws are passed or how many people are killed. Legalize drugs, tax the hell out of them and use the proceeds to mitigate the damages. Turning people who buy or sell drugs into criminals only makes more criminals, it doesn't stop the problem. Mexico, grow some balls and ignore the U.S.

danno

Sep 12, 2010 3:41 AM CDT

drug & terror go together so let stop drug dealers Tax them arrest them make it hard to drug dealers & their family & friends

hishikatacaolcom

Sep 12, 2010 3:38 AM CDT

Yes i agree united states are drug consumer. let have a strict law to help foreign country yes i belive double the sentance also 2 time repeter death sentance. People of the United States lets educate people don't do drugs. drugs dealers in hawaii is getting bad to black drug dealers puting hit on people that complain about their music & drugs Please help us stop drug mafia & drug mafia